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The
Deaths of Ian Stone (2007)
Director:
Dario Piana |
COUNTRY
UK/USA |
GENRE
Thriller/Horror |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
The
Deaths of Ian Stone |
RUNNING
TIME
87
minutes |
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Producer:
Brian J. Gilbert
Ralph Kamp
Stan Winston |
Screenwriter:
Brendan Hood |
Review
Groundhog Day
meets The Matrix
and all known clichés in the horror genre are added. The result is The
Deaths of Ian Stone, unsubtly directed by Dario Piana who goes for the
cheap shots as often as he can. The in medias res opening is the best
thing about this film, which suffers from abundances of faults: The cards
are played out too early, the visuals are bitterly disappointing, and
the concept ultimately has nothing to do with human psychology or
existential philosophy - it's just pure and banal supernaturalism.
You'll recognize most things from other films in the genre, and the
things you won't recognize have been left on
the cutting-room floor in previous projects.
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